Dominican-born St. Jude’s PhD candidate focused on effects of infectious diseases on home turf
Dominican-born Maria Smith is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate at the St. Jude Graduate School of ...
Rianna Patterson to be given citizenship award by African Caribbean organization in England this Saturday
Rianna Patterson is the film director of an upcoming documentary called Dementia: The Island ...
In-country project with stakeholders aims to transform Dominica’s health systems and achieve universal health
Pan American Health Organization, (PAHO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, held an ...
Diagnostic Imaging Department celebrates International Day of Radiology
Roseau, Dominica, November 7, 2022 – The Diagnostic Imaging Department of the ...
CARPHA marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Port of Spain, Trinidad. Breast cancer awareness month is commemorated in ...
PAHO director worries region not on track to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals
Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Clarissa Etienne, is expressing ...
Not what you may think: scientists engineer strain of Covid-19 with 80% kill rate in mice
A recent headline that has been making its way around the internet and social media with some ...
Executive Secretary for OAS identifies air travel as a serious threat to regional resilience, recognizes Dominica’s ‘impressive’ steps
Executive Secretary for Integral Development of the Organization of the American States (OAS), ...
Dominica removes its mask mandate
Dominica has officially removed its mask mandate. The announcement was made by Prime ...
PAHO and partners to launch the 2nd Caribbean Congress for Youth and Adolescent Health
From October 20th – 22nd 2022, The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), in ...
Courts Optical gifts 100 students across the OECS with free prescription glasses
On World Sight Day, Thursday 12th October Courts Optical gifted 100 students across the OECS ...
Health experts point to significant increase in mental disorders and suicide rate since COVID-19; call on public to ‘stop being cruel’ to mentally-ill persons
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health professionals have seen an increase in ...
Fond Cole landfill officially reopens to public while equipment owner awaits $4M payment
After a nearly one-week closure, the Fond Cole sanitary landfill has officially been reopened ...
UK nurse accused of poisoning 7 babies and attempting to kill 10 more
Nurse Lucy Letby has been accused of murdering five baby boys and two girls, and attempting to ...
Forty-Six OSWI delegates participate in Orbis International simulation training
Forty-six Ophthalmological Society of the West Indies (OSWI) delegates participated in a ...
Ninth E.O. LeBlanc Memorial Lecture tonight to focus on herbal traditions
The Ninth Annual E.O. LeBlanc Memorial Lecture will focus on the use of traditional herbs in ...
WHO and ILO call for new measures to tackle mental health issues at work
GENEVA (ILO News) 28 September 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the ...
Wai-Tu-Fit 360 hosts its first ever Health and Wellness Dance Tour in Dominica
Wai-Tu-Fit 360 hosted its first-ever Health and Wellness Dance Tour to raise awareness about ...
Haitian could replace Dominica’s Carissa Etienne as PAHO Director
A Haitian national, Florence Duperval Guillaume, has been widely tipped to become the new ...
Observance of Pesticide Awareness Week 2022 continues with demonstration session at Woodford Hill today
The Pesticide Control Board of the Ministry of Blue and Green Economy, Agriculture, and ...
Health Department warns Castle Bruce residents against consuming unsafe meat
The Environmental Health Department of the Ministry of Health has made a strong appeal to ...
Dominica bids farewell to four Chinese consultants who have provided support in various areas of health
The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and New Health Investment held a brief ceremony on Monday, ...